Adham Khan’s Tomb

Adham Khan's Tomb is the 16th-century tomb of Adham Khan, a general of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. He was the younger son of Maham Anga, Akbar's wet nurse thus also his foster brother.
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: tomb to the north of the Qutub Minar, Mehrauli, Delhi
  • Also known as: “Bhoolbhulaiya” and “Tomb of Adham Khan”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Qutb Minar and Qutb Minar complex.

Monument
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The , also spelled Qutub Minar and Qutab Minar, is a minaret and victory tower, built during the Delhi sultanate, and comprising the Qutb complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in , South Delhi, . is situated 370 metres northeast of Adham Khan’s Tomb.

Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim, GFDL.
The are monuments and buildings from the Delhi Sultanate at in , India. Construction of the Qutub Minar "victory tower" in the complex, named after the religious figure Sufi Saint Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki, was begun by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, who later became the first Sultan of Delhi of the Mamluk dynasty. is situated 430 metres northeast of Adham Khan’s Tomb.

Monument
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The is a metal structure 7.21 metres high with a 41-centimetre diameter that was constructed by Chandragupta II, and now stands in the Qutb complex at in , . is situated 350 metres northeast of Adham Khan’s Tomb.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mehrauli and Saket.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in , , India. It represents a constituency in the Delhi Legislative Assembly. The area is close to Gurugram and next to Vasant Kunj.

Suburb
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is a residential colony and the administrative headquarters of the South Delhi district of in . The local district headquarters are also situated on M.B. is situated 3 km east of Adham Khan’s Tomb.

Suburb
is a residential locality in South Delhi. Situated between and , its namesake is the freedom fighter Madan Mohan Malviya. was initially a part of the Shahpur Jat village, in which after partition was populated in the 1950s by refugees from , after the Partition of India. is situated 3 km east of Adham Khan’s Tomb.

Adham Khan’s Tomb

Latitude
28.52307° or 28° 31′ 23″ north
Longitude
77.18196° or 77° 10′ 55″ east
Open location code
7JWVG5FJ+6Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 97228608
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q4150017
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Urdu—“Adham Khan’s Tomb” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Adham Chánova hrobka”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قبر ادهم خان”
  • Hindi: “आधम ख़ान का मकबरा”
  • Malayalam: “ടോമ്പ് ഓഫ് അധം ഖാൻ”
  • Persian: “مزار ادهم خان”
  • Russian: “Гробница Адам Хана”
  • Russian: “Гробница Адам-хана”
  • Russian: “Гробница Адхам-хана”
  • Tamil: “ஆதாம் கானின் கல்லறை”
  • Thai: “อาธม ข่าน กา มักบะรา”
  • Turkish: “Edhem Han Türbesi”
  • Urdu: “ادھم خان کا مزار”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mehrauli Bus Terminal and Maa Yogmaya Park.

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